phonotypy

American

[foh-nuh-tahy-pee] / ˈfoʊ nəˌtaɪ pi /

noun

phonography.

phonotypy British

/ ˈfəʊnəˌtaɪpɪ /

noun

the transcription of speech into phonetic symbols

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phonotypies

plural

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Origin of phonotypy

First recorded in 1875–80; phonotype + -y ³

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Six syllables out of seven are thus written as in full phonotypy.

From Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller

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